FLIGHT International, IS April 1971 517
BRITISH SHARE DOWN
NORTH Atlantic traffic figures for 1970 (see the table)
show that traffic continues to grow fairly strongly—the
number of passengers was up 20 per cent on 1969. Among
airlines which suffered an overall decrease of traffic, how
ever, was BOAC, which with a shortage of capacity (and
no 747s as yet) had a very high load factor, 8-1 percentage
points above the industry average.
In the USA-Europe market (Canada excluded), where
the industry average was again around 20 per cent, BOAC's
traffic was more than 9 per cent up. But the airline is
being challenged by Lufthansa, whose traffic grew by
more than 20 per cent. If the pattern continues the
German airline could move up into third place this year.
In spite of current difficulties the two US airlines
increased their share of the US-Europe market from a
combined 35-4 per cent to 44-6 per cent, and TWA was
able to raise its load factor. BOAC, with a load factor
(unchanged) standing ten points above that of Pan
American, suffered a decline in its share of the market
from 8-7 to 7-9 per cent. Lufthansa's share was little
changed at 7-4 per cent, and Air France's share increased
slightly to 7-4 per cent.
Saturn has promoted Mr Monte G. Ward to the post of
vice-president, operations.
British Air Services has appointed Mr J. B. Latto as travel
sales manager, Mr J. H. Cox as technical planning manager
and Mr B. J. Bull as economic planning manager.
Malev has begun a twice-weekly service between Budapest
and Madrid via Zurich using Tu-134s. The Hungarian air
line carried more than 358,000 passengers during 1970.
The first four transcontinental routes to be based on the
use of area-navigation equipment will be brought into effect
in the United States on April 29. The new airways approxi
mate to great circle tracks. Announcement of a further
115 area-navigation routes by the FAA is expected shortly.
Part of the wreckage of a Caravelle which crashed into the
Mediterranean in September 1968 has recently been
recovered. The parts are reported to include the rear
fuselage and flight recorder. Ninety-five lives were lost in
the crash.
A draft amendment to the Air Navigation Order (1970) has
been circulated for comment; the effect of the change is
to prohibit the simulation of emergencies affecting the
flight characteristics of an aircraft at any time when
passengers are being carried.
One-Eleven Lease Because of a shortage of capacity,
BEA is to wet-lease one of Cambrian's One-Eleven 400s this
summer for use on routes to Germany. Spey spares
problems recently caused some of BEA's One-Elevens to be
grounded, but the situation has now returned to normal.
Pan American will use its 727s on the London-Berlin route
via Hamburg from April 25. Previously they have been
used only on German internal services. A non-stop Pan Am
747 flight to Washington, and continuing to Atlanta with
Delta Airlines, will mark the world's first 747 interchange
service.
British Air Services, holding company of Cambrian and
Northeast, has appointed Mr B. J. T. Callan as its deputy
managing director. He became managing director of
Cambrian in 1968 and of Northeast (then BKS) in 1969;
he will continue in the latter post, but is to be succeeded in
the former by Mr David Davies, who has been with
Cambrian since 1964.
748 for Canada Air Gaspe, a small but expanding
Eastern Canadian airline, has ordered a Hawker Siddeley
748. The aircraft will operate from the airline base at the
town of Gaspe in Quebec, providing services this spring
between the city of Quebec and Northern New Brunswick,
the Gaspe Peninsula, the Magdalene Islands, Anticosti and
the lower north shore of the St Lawrence.
The Court Year Court Line, one of whose subsidiaries
is Court Line Aviation, had a profit before tax of
£2,053,000 for the year ended September 30, 1970. Air
transport interests contributed 45 per cent to turnover and
32 per cent to profits, while tying up only 8 per cent of
net assets employed by the group. Ten One-Eleven 500s
will, it is hoped, constitute the 1971 tour fleet. Seven One-
Eleven 500s and a Series 400 carried 900,000 passengers
during 1970.
NORTH ATLANTIC SCHEDULED PASSENGER TRAFFIC, 1970
Airline
Pan American
TWA
BOAC
Air France
Lufthansa
Air Canada
Alitalia
KLM
SAS
Aer Lingus-lrish
Swissair
El Al
CP Air
Iberia
Sabena
Olympic
TAP
Air-India
Finnair
Qantas*
JAL
Total
North Atlantic
Passengers
No
1,473,571
1,345,393
621,351
486,425
479,731
413,574
378,721
321,849
292,188
247,723
202,688
179,455
171,530
166,751
136,617
118,298
57,994
45,080
25,233
20,206
16,088
7,200,466
Change
on1969(%)
+31-9
+ 18-1
- 0 7
+21-2
+21-2
+40-7
+22-4
+ 12-5
+ 16-3
+ 25-9
+ 7-0
+13-7
+20-6
+27-9
+ 8-0
+34-5
+47-6
- 4-6
+79-6
-28-6
-140
+ 200
total
Passenger load factor
1970
(%)
54-5
54-1
64-1
52-5
54-4
57-4
560
53-5
55-5
685
54 8
68 6
52-7
45-7
53-7
54-4
47-8
49-7
44-8
38-3
30-5
55-3
1969
(%)
530
56-7
63-4
51-4
55-3
51 1
55-7
57-1
50-6
61-8
53-6
590
49-9
460
47-8
50-3
44-3
52-4
32-7
49-2
26-3
54-4
Market
share
(%)
20-5
18-7
8 6
6 8
6-7
5-7
5-2
4-5
4-1
3-4
28
2-5
2-4
2 3
1-9
1-6
0-8
0-6
0-4
0-3
0-2
1000
Europe — USA
Passengers
No
1,473,571
1,345,393
501,635
465,788
470,266
— 326,697
277,481
292,188
241,762
202,688
179,455
—. 146,783
116,231
118,160
57,994
45,080
25,233
21,529
16,088
6,324,022
Change
on1969(%)
+31-9
+ 18-1
+ 9-5
+ 22-5
+ 20-5
— + 18-8
+ 14-2
+ 16-3
+25-4
+ 70
+ 13-7
— + 18-6
+ 5-3
+36-2
+ 47-6
- 4-6
+79-6
-23-9
-140
+20-2
Passenger load factor
1970
(%)
54-5
54-1
63-7
52-2
54-6
— 55-9
560
55-5
68-3
54-8
68-6
.— 46 9
560
54-5
47-8
49-7
44-8
37-3
30-5
55-3
1969
(%)
530
56-7
63-7
51-2
55-6
— 55-9
59-3
50-6
61-7
53-6
590
— 46-7
49-6
50-7
44-3
52-4
32-7
49-2
26 3
54-6
Market
share
(%)
23-3
21-3
7-9
7-4
7-4
— 5-2
4-4
4-6
3-8
3 2
2 8
— 2-3
1-8
1-9
0-9
0 7
0-4
0-3
0-3
100-Of
* Figures for 11 months, t Discrepancy due to rounding off.